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January comes and goals begin, mine are no different from others.
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The Best Sandwich

Now, I know this breakfast isn't the most appetizing one. However, smoked paprika scrambled eggs with red pepper and baby Bella mushrooms are nothing to turn your fork at... unless your fork is turning in, towards the delicious eggs. There is nothing more filling to me than eggs and veggies, I was thankful to be satiated this morning.

Does it skeeve you out to see someone else's bite out of food? If so I'm sorry! I almost forgot to take a picture. This amazing sandwich is on german dark wheat bread with olive hummus, tomato, arugula and tofurkey hickory. I don't care what anyone says, tofurkey (can be) delicious... do yourself a favor and buy the hickory smoked.  mI also had some leftover gazpacho and a la Croix. Snacks at work were peanuts and cottage cheese with blackberries- both delicious!

 

 

Dinner was really good! Another vegetariantimes.com recipe called crunchy stuffed zucchini. I didn't do the yogurt/potato chip topping but instead did raw milk sharp cheddar and Italian breadcrumbs. MMM!

 

Best part? Leftovers for lunch!

 

Marc, Bean and I walked the beach and we enjoyed playing a game called 20 questions, celebrity edition. Overall great day.

 

GOODNIGHT :)

 

 

I'm Back!

Wow, so much has happened since I've last updated the blog.

Some sad things, like dealing with my Dad's death. You never get over it, you can't explain it, and it made me really unable to face certain events/ days. It could be a random Tuesday and I'd be a wreck. I've had a significant weight gain since this happened.

Some happy things: I graduated with my B.S degree in dietetics, have a full time position doing what I love, and I just passed the registration exam (I'm now an official RDN!)

That last happy bit just happened on Saturday. I'm over the moon!  Last night I curled up in bed with a good book that had nothing to do with college!!!! I'm very proud of myself. I'm so proud that I feel encouraged to face some things that have been put on the back burner, especially my health.

This is where you come in, oh faithful subscriber!

I will be coming back to you after a long break and ready to blog about my meals and my day. Let's start now, shall we?

Breakfast was a tropical green smoothie with spinach, peaches, pineapple, strawberries, milk and protein powder and the best iced coffee I've had in a while! Coconut macadamia nut mmmm...

 

Snack #1 carrots and homemade ranch (ranch powder and whole plain yogurt)

 

 snack #2, delicious thingamabob and a lacroix (Name this fruit? Pluot?)

 

Carrot Gazpacho from Vegetariantimes.com, so good but the recipe was a pain in the ass!

 

 

After exercising with the husband and the puppy! I'm treating myself to a couple grasshopper cookies! (Gotta have balance, RDN orders!!)

 

 

 

3 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Mousse

 

3 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Mousse

 

12 Ounces dark chocolate, chopped

(if going vegan, find milk free, or can do unsweetened and add sugar )

3/4 cup non-dairy milk (I used  unsweetened almond)

16 OZ silken tofu

 

Melt Chocolate in a double boiler and add the milk until incorporated. Take off heat and add tofu, blend with immersion blender or food processor until combined, with no lumps. Refrigerate for two hours, or as long as you can stand it!

I like mine topped with raspberries, Marc likes his on top of a graham cracker crust!

Happy Balentimes!

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I hope you had a great time with your loved ones. I had a great weekend and it mostly centered around food! So I thought the food might tell the story for me!

My last management rotation date for my internship was on Friday, which also was a valentines party for the residents. Here are a few things I pitched in to make for the party...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It was so cute to see the residents dancing and listening to some classic love songs. Aww!

 

I woke up on Saturday to a card and flowers from my love. How'd I get so lucky? We spent the rest of the day shopping and out to dinner. I always hear things like "Valentine's day is a hallmark holiday", yea that might be true and yeah we should show our love everyday but what's the harm in going a little overboard? I love love!

Today was Marc's niece and nephews joint birthday party and I got to make the cake. It was a lot of fun and didn't take too long. Just had to make sure no one tried to eat a seashell!

Tomorrow is my first day of clinical, wish me luck!

Snowshoe Sunday

Good Afternoon Friends!

I hope your weekend is treating you well. I feel like I can say mine was 50/50. Yesterday I got my first (AND ONLY) migraine, so the day was a wash.

Today was much better though, I went snowshoeing with Ashleigh!

 

We went to my favorite spot where you can see off cliffs  down to Lake Michigan.

 

 

 

It's pretty impressive, but much more so in person.

 

After freezing our tushies off, we went to Sven's Café in Bay View. What a great spot. The décor is great, the staff is very friendly and it isn't overwhelmingly packed. Great food too! I had the vegan chili, and Ashleigh got a yummy looking eggplant with Italian sausage soup. Two thumbs up for Sven's!

 

 

After lunch, we went to a really cool vintage shop. I wanted to buy everything!!!!!!! I bought Marc a scarf and a pin for Valentines day and I splurged on a few clothes items for myself.

 

Look how cute this dressing room is!!!

 

Here's the top and skirt I purchased. I love the color!

 

 

Here's the dress I bought (I tried it on over clothes in the store). I put my lab coat on over it as that's how I'd wear it for work. Add some legging and I'm good to go!

 

 

It's been a great day, I enjoyed spending time with my friend and I'm glad my hip felt ok through the day.

 

Have a good week!

 

Vegetarian Chili Sweet Potatoes

This week, Marc and I decided to make one week of meals ahead of time so we would be better prepared for our busy work schedules. It was a spur of the moment decision we came up with over dinner out and wrote our grocery list and meals as we ate dessert.

I thought I'd split up this post into a couple separate posts. That way I can include recipes in case you wish to make this at home.

This first recipe is chili topped sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are topped with extremely sharp cheddar and covered in vegetable black bean chili. I like this style of a make ahead meal because it's satisfying, easy to freeze and no fuss.

Vegetarian Chili Sweet Potatoes
1-2 sweet potatoes per person, depending on size and appetite (I used 5)
16 OZ prepared black bean vegetable chili, I use Pacific Soups
8 OZ Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Plain Greek Yogurt
Salsa

Bake pierced sweet potatoes at 350 for 45 minutes, or until very soft. Slice and fill each with chili. Top with cheese and bake until cheese is melted and soup is warmed through, about 15 minutes. Top with garnishes as you wish. I like hot salsa and Greek yogurt.

To make ahead, I cooked as directed above but just didn't do the second heat through to melt cheese and warm the soup. On the day served I reheated it about 30 minutes of 350 to reheat.

My one change next time would to put something crunchy on top for a textural change as this was all pretty soft in texture.

I hope you enjoy!

xoxo